The Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity is looking for keen adventurers and walkers to take part in the Vietnam Hill Tribe Trek, in October 2012.  A truly magnificent trek into the heart of the Highlands of North Vietnam, your trekking challenge will include crossing valleys and rivers and following winding trails through remote hill tribe villages. Trekking well off the beaten track, you will experience a privileged chance to meet and stay with the people of the Northern Hill Tribes, joining them for meals and observing their culture and village life.

This incredible trip is perfect for anyone with a love of trekking, a great sense of adventure and the desire to help Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity. A total of 11 days, with 5 days consecutive trekking in varying temperatures, this is a challenging and demanding venture, but one that promises an exciting once in a life time experience.

Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital is the largest children’s hospital in the UK and looks after 135,000 children and their families each year from across the whole of the North West and beyond.  We are raising funds to make a difficult time a little easier for children and their families who use the hospital.  More specifically, we are looking at projects to create a more child-friendly environment, to conduct research enabling us to better understand children’s illnesses and to ensure that the equipment available to diagnose and treat our patients is state-of-the-art.

There is a registration fee of £399, and then a minimum sponsorship of £3,150. The full cost of the trip is paid for out of this money, with the remainder going straight to the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Charity. All your specialist kit is provided, as well as food, accommodation, return flights from London to Hanoi, transfers in private air-conditioned vehicles, bottled water, English speaking guides, tents, cooks, trekking permits and comprehensive first aid kits. You will be well looked after by a strong support team of UK Challenge leaders as well as porters for your luggage and local guides. If this information could be distributed to other keen walkers in your organisation, we would be most grateful. If you have any queries or would like any further information, please do not hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes, Clare

CLARE McMANMON
Events and Fundraising Co-Ordinator
Direct Tel: 0161 276 4404
Mobile: 07891 684 906
Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Charity, The Lodge, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9WL
email: Clare.McManmon@cmft.nhs.uk

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